Today's New York Post (1-15-030 reports that Miller Lite hopes its newest celebrity endorser won't drop in for a quick one.---Magician Chriss Angel plans a stunt tonight, and introduces Miller Lite's new packaging makeover. He's going to dangle in midair 10 floors above Miller Lite's corporate headquarters (without a safety net) and try a free himself in just four minutes from iron chains and a straightjacket. Harry Houdini did it downtown at the Orpheum theatre some 80 years ago.---Fraser Seitel, a director at Emerald Partners, a marketing and public relations firm questioned whether the brew is trying to encourage beer drinkers to get tanked up and do stupid things...

Originally posted by MaxNY:Fraser Seitel, a director at Emerald Partners, a marketing and public relations firm questioned whether the brew is trying to encourage beer drinkers to get tanked up and do stupid things...

Hey John, Scott Hollingsworth just gave a lecture up in New York (upstate) this week. He did a good job. Starts off doing a ring and rope, says this is one of his openers, I usually wait three or four tricks before I get up the gall to ask for a ring. Hey, I am planning a trip to Texas soon, any magical sights in Austin, or Dallas to see?

Originally posted by MaxNY:Hey John, Scott Hollingsworth just gave a lecture up in New York (upstate) this week. He did a good job. Starts off doing a ring and rope, says this is one of his openers, I usually wait three or four tricks before I get up the gall to ask for a ring. Hey, I am planning a trip to Texas soon, any magical sights in Austin, or Dallas to see?

You might offer to trade them for something of value... (Sorry, couldn't pass it up. <g>)

A few days ago, Scott Wells sent a note to the Houston magic list regarding an excellent article on Texas magic. Take a peek at this: